Fiona Russell-Horne

Group Managing Editor across the BMJ portfolio.

Marley plugs float plans due to market uncertainty

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Marley, the UK’s biggest manufacturer of roof tiles, has postponed a £500 million plan to list on the stock exchange due to “market volatility”. There are rising investor concerns about the state of the economy and the outlook for markets, due to widespread disruption to global supply chains and spiralling …

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VAT cut needed for spiralling energy bills, says industry body

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 When global shocks hit home, it is the duty of a government to mitigate the impact. That’s according to Mike Foster CEO of the not-for-profit energy trade association the Energy & Utilities Alliance, who is calling for the Government to reduce VAT on energy bills this winter. He says “Energy …

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Palladium tees off for charity day

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 Independent builders merchant Palladium held its charity golf day earlier this month, making the most of the perfect, if unseasonable, October sunshine.  The event was held at Bigbury Golf Club & Golf Shop and featured fun golf games as well as a proper competition. Company Directors Gary and Keith Olver …

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Buffin joins Highbourne group as non-executive chairman

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Tony Buffin, a former finance director of Travis Perkins plc,  has been appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of the Highbourne Group Board. The Highbourne Group includes Travis Perkins’ former plumbing and heating division brands, namely City Plumbing Supplies and PTS, as well as the specialist online outlets The Underfloor Heating Store, …

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Polypipe Civils & Green Urbanisation expands to meet sustainable demand

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Building products manufacturer Polypipe Civils & Green Urbanisation is expanding its manufacturing team to meet growing demand for sustainable products and technologies.   Across the business there are a wealth of roles available for machine operators, general operatives and maintenance engineers. Polypipe Horncastle opened in 1979.  Its site now covers …

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British Gypsum features in The Russell Howard Hour tv show

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Gypsum building products supplier British Gypsum featured in the ‘good deeds’ segment of The Russell Howard Hour TV show, following work it has done to support Naima Ben-Moussa, qualified plasterer and founder of the charity Rebuilding Lives UK. The show, which aired on Thursday 7th October 2021, shared footage filmed …

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Bradfords and Exeter Chiefs welcome return of Bradfords Community Cup

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Bradfords Building Supplies welcomed the return of its major regional rugby festival, the Bradfords Community Cup, hosting the final of the postponed 2019 event at the Exeter Chiefs Rugby Club Sandy Park stadium on Saturday 25th September. An under-8s tag rugby festival, the Bradfords Community Cup is designed to foster …

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Stelrad looks at Stock Exchange float

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Radiator manufacturer Stelrad is looking to float on the Stock Exchange and will publish a registration document today (October 7th). The Group has its headquarters in the United Kingdom, and has supplied goods across Europe for over twenty years, with manufacturing and distribution facilities in the United Kingdom, Netherlands and …

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New sustainable aggregates gain non-waste status

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A ground-breaking development in the search for  a more sustainable and lower cost alternative to virgin aggregates used by the construction sector has been announced by Scottish-based SME Levenseat. . The Lanarkshire-based recycling and waste management solutions business has has developed a new stream of accredited low carbon aggregates products which …

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BMJ Industry Awards: Final Shortlist revealed

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The votes have been counted in the BMJ Industry Awards 2021 ad the final shortlist produced. The winners will be revealed at the Gala Awards Lunch on November 26th, at the Park Plaza Riverbank, London. Tables and tickets are available from the BMJ Industry Awards website HERE The Finalists are: …

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